CNN NEWSROOMMonkey's (INAUDIBLE). I'm John Vause ... The sudden and heavy rains resulted in flash flooding that trapped a number of people who needed to be rescued. One woman was found dead. The weather is being blamed for number of power outages and a house fire.08/22/2017 - 4:46 am | View Link

Authorities in Thailand put this morbidly obese monkey on a dietThe chunky monkey, who locals dubbed "Uncle Fat," spent his time gorging on junk food and soda left over from tourists, who are known to feed and play with the wild monkeys in the region. When captured, Uncle Fat weighed in at roughly 60 pounds ...05/19/2017 - 6:31 am | View Link

The chunky monkey! Macaque nicknamed 'Uncle Fatty' gorges on tourists' food in ThailandUncle Fatty has now been rescued and taken for a health check and monkey 'fat camp' to try and reduce his weight to a more acceptable 17.5lb - normal for his species. Thai primate conservation group 'Monkey Lovers' said today that Uncle was not sick - he ...04/28/2017 - 5:50 am | View Link

Obese monkey in Thailand nicknamed ‘Uncle Fat’ goes on a ...A MORBIDLY obese wild monkey who gorged himself on junk food and soda left behind by tourists has been rescued and placed on a strict diet of lean protein, fruits and vegetables.05/20/2017 - 12:17 am | View Website

Obese, Junk Food-Loving Monkey Rescued from the Streets ...An obese monkey in Thailand has developed a taste for junk food left behind by tourists. Now he's been rescued and is getting the help he needs.05/19/2017 - 12:43 pm | View Website

Obese Thai monkey who got big on tourists ...The monkey, nicknamed ‘Uncle Fat’, will be looked after for a few months before being released into the wild. Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP A morbidly obese wild monkey who gorged himself on junk food and soda left behind by tourists has been rescued and placed on a strict diet of lean protein ...05/19/2017 - 11:10 am | View Website

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